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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmergulhador
Native Script:merodear
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /me.ɾo.daˈdoɾ/
"O grupo de saqueadores era conhecido como um bando de marauderos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who roams about in search of plunder, loot, or to commit raids and attacks.
"The coastal village was constantly threatened by ruthless marauders looking for valuable goods." - 2
An animal that wanders around searching for prey or food in a predatory manner.
"Farmers set up fences to protect their livestock from nighttime marauders like wolves and foxes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French verb 'marauder' (to roam in search of plunder), which likely originates from the dialectal French 'maraud' (rascal or rogue). It entered the English language in the mid-17th century during the tumultuous period of the European religious and civil wars, initially describing soldiers who roamed away from their units to pillage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Marauder" is said worldwide
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pilleur
Transliteration: /pi.jœʁ/
"Les pilleurs ont attaqué le village pendant la nuit."
Plünderer
Transliteration: /ˈplʏndəʁɐ/
"Die Plünderer zogen durch das zerstörte Land."
predone
Transliteration: /preˈdo.ne/
"Il castello fu saccheggiato dai predoni."
merodeador
Transliteration: /me.ɾo.ðaˈðoɾ/
"La policía detuvo a un merodeador sospechoso cerca de la tienda."
mergulhador
Transliteration: /me.ɾo.daˈdoɾ/
Script: merodear
"O grupo de saqueadores era conhecido como um bando de marauderos."
लूटेरा
Transliteration: luṭerā
"गाँव वालों ने रात में लूटेरों से अपने घर की रक्षा की।"
劫掠者
Transliteration: jiélüèzhě
"村庄经常遭受四处游荡的劫掠者袭击。"
약탈자
Transliteration: yaktalja
"마을 주민들은 밤마다 나타나는 약탈자들을 경계했습니다."
略奪者
Transliteration: ryakudatsusha
"その村は凶悪な略奪者たちによって襲撃されました。"
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